Abstract Abstract Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Blue and Green Summer Abstract
By Carl Holty
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fresh and intriguing composition that keeps you looking at it. The composition is composed of summer greens, whites, blues and lavenders and also conveys figures and movement. Ho...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Botanical Experiment #3
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Botanical Experiment #3, 2025
Watercolor and alcohol inks on paper
12 x 9 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
ABSTRACT New Artwork Canadian Contemporary Artist Sophie Crichton 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Color Pencil
"Pond Life" Colorful Japanese Koi Fish & Water Lily Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic portrayal of Japanese Koi fish jubilantly depicted with movement and enthusiasm. In a burst of motion, the fish joyfully swim in the clear light blue waters, as th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mocha Latte - Abstract, Contemporary, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Sometimes just a colour will inspire a painting and the colour mocha did just that with this one. Its a warm muted brown with undertones of chocolate, soft pinks and creamy orange - ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Lavender Field - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
By Ilana Ingber
Located in Soquel, CA
Lavender Field - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Vibrant landscape by Ilana Ingber (American, b. 1984). A bold purple field stretches out towards the horizon, where dark t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 26 x 22 inches
This original abstract acrylic painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Dog Walkers, Contemporary Figurative Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Dog Walkers. Oil on board abstract painting form the studio of English artist Christopher E Barrow.
Well presented in a wooded frame
Image 20" x 16"
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Yellow and Grey Abstract Huge Oil Painting on Canvas Cubist Expressionist work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow and Grey Abstract Oil Painting
By German artist 'P. Finke', 20th Century
Signed by the artist and dated '92' verso
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Framed size: 40 x 32 inches
...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fantastic Colors - Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Black Lines Canvas by Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, the trace of the pen... And delving into the depth of the act of writing, she came across oriental calligraphy...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)
By Helen Malta
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Helen Malta (b.1912). Tattoo Parlor, ca. 1935. Oil on canvas, 20 x 33 inches. Signed lower right. Metropolitan Museum of Art reproduction rights stamp on r...
Category
1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled 02 - Contemporary, Abstract, Black, Monochrome, Organic
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 02, 2015-16
Oil on canvas (signed on reverse)
13.77 H x 9.84 W in.
35 H x 25 W cm
The notion of “abjection”, which at the beginnings referred to the idea of spirit degradat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Something More to Gain" Acrylic on Raw Canvas, Framed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ali Enache is an American abstract painter based in Los Angeles, California. A Washington D.C. native and a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ali Enache worked as a design...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled 03 [Dissecting the Unknown 03] - Contemporary, Black, Monochrome
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 03 [Dissecting the Unknown 03], 2015
Mixed technique: oil paint, adhesive on canvas
(Signed on reverse)
9 27/32 H x 7 7/8 W in
25 H x 20 W cm
Zsolt Berszán’s work speaks of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Adhesive, Oil
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Purple Flower
Located in Atlanta, GA
This item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting.
Jose Cortez is one of the principal professors at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes del Pe...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract Harbor Scene
Located in New York, NY
An abstract Avante Garde piece with vivid use of paint and complex lines and color placement. A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1969 during the rise of Avante Garde express...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Forest Bloom" 2025 tinted polymer on Yupo paper
Located in New York, NY
Susan English
Forest Bloom, 2025
tinted polymer on Yupo paper
26 x 20 in
(eng274)
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Polymer
In the Twinkle of an Ocean
By Erin Parish
Located in Burlingame, CA
Lustrous blues and golds abound in this original and highly unique contemporary oil and resin painting on canvas from acclaimed American abstract artist Erin Parish, Parish's tradema...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Oil
Two Abstract Expressionist Paintings Green White Contemporary British Paintings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Sally Bradshaw (British, b.1962)
2 x oil paintings on canvas
each painting: 20 x 16 inches
Superb original pair of modern abstract expressionist paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitle - Abstract painting on canvas inspired by Maestro Mimmo Paladino
Located in Napoli, IT
Untitle -Oil on canvas cm.170x122 - Massimo Caiafa Italy 2009.
Abstract painting on canvas inspired by Maestro Mimmo Paladino.Lacquered wooden frame.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant Color Abstract Twists and Turns
Located in Houston, TX
Vibrant abstract gouache with purple, blues, oranges, and green colors by British artist Stephen Priestner, 2008. Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Summer by Julien Dinou - Oil on canvas 60x73 cm
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
blue wooden frame
74,5 x 61,5 x 2,5 cm
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Abstract, Coral and Blue', Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Design Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Fink' for Ray Fink (American, 1922-1998) and painted circa 1985.
A substantial oil by this well-listed American Abstractionist who studied at the Art Institute ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
"The Kiss" Contemporary Neutral Toned Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned gestural abstract painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a variety of gestural marks accented by black, pink, and yellow shapes set against a ta...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Spin Painting. Abstract circular painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Circle):
A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Longing For Paradise IV (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Longing For Paradise IV (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This metho...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vitnage American Modernist Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 10H by 10L.
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer Swirls - Red and Orange Abstract Gestural Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Ruggero Vanni's Summer Swirls is a 64 x 52-inch abstract gestural oil painting. The main colors are red and orange. The artist alternates very gestural and instinctive large brush strokes, with delicate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figural Abstract Painting w/ Gears of an Engine, Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
James Massena March (American, 1953-2021)
Untitled
Oil on canvas
30 x 48 inches
"My paintings are about space, form and energy. I generally start painting without preconceived notio...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Max Schnitzler (1903-1999).
Untitled, ca. 1950's
Oil on canvas measuring 18 x 24 inches.
Unframed.
Minor area of paint loss at margin upper left.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Happy Gypsy Dance 30
Located in Zofingen, AG
A very beautiful large colorful abstract painting with many neon nuances, heavy relief textured with palette knife, vibrant and emotional.
READY TO HANG - GALLERY QUALITY
It's all ab...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 16L.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fils I Colors DCXX - Colorful Abstract Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paper
Cubist-Inspired Abstract Composition with Hidden Female Profile – circa 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Geometric Composition with Female Silhouette – circa 1970
Medium: Gouache on canvas mounted on cardboard
Dimensions: H 65 cm x W 54 cm
:
The composition is built from simpli...
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Subway Sonnet #151 - Collage Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car, public telephone booths, and rolling steel cages that secure neighborhood stores ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint
Daydream 2, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A tonal abstract landscape rendered with an introspective approach. Artist Pat Forbes describes the scene as "the world left behind in the dreamy moments when...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Large Abstract', San Francisco Bay Area, North Beach, Beat, Beatnik, Big Sur
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'K. Sanzenbach' for Keith Sanzenbach (American, 1931-1964) and dated 1956. Additionally signed, verso, and with the artist's Lagunitas, California address.
The ...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Gouache
Contemporary abstract floral acrylic painting on paper "Blooming floral beauty"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Blooming Floral Beauty" is a contemporary, vibrant abstract expressive painting created by French artist Natalya Mougenot. This artwork is part of her abstract series, where she exp...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Collection, abstract library, colored, expressionism, geometric blue, oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
abstract and geometric painting of books in a library.
The colors are bright, mixing warm and cold colors.
The library is a favorite subject of the artist who began his series in 201...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Some Surmount" (abstract, dynamic, floral, sky, clouds, blue, blush, pink)
Located in Paris, IDF
SOME SURMOUNT
2024
Paris, France
This charming painting on canvas visually represents the notion of being unshackled from a burden, and an ascension from a darker place. A black, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Color Lines Artwork by Big Dimensions Contemporary Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A work of very large dimensions. It would need to be sent rolled to the recipient's address. We can provide support for assembly at the customer's destination.
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Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Minimalism Painting Textil Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno Black
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Harmony/2, Colored Abstract, Books, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Geometric
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Harmony" by Sophie Dumont is an abstract and geometric exploration of color, texture, and composition. Framed in a simple light wood frame, the painting presents a juxtaposition of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT NEW Colors Artwork by Contemporary Artist Tete Alurralde 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
#243, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Aqua Earth by Tejinder Kanda - Contemporary Impasto Painting
Located in DE
Tejinder Kanda
"In-Within" reflects the Artist's exploration of time and space, presenting spontaneous works that embody absolute independence, free from preconceived notions. These...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Refraction of Light by Bernadette Jiyong Frank - Contemporary Painting
Located in DE
At the heart of each of Frank’s paintings is the Japanese concept of Ma, which is the space or pause between events, moments, forms, and thoughts. It can be felt, for example, at the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil
Bend from the Right, Painting, Abstract, Blue, Acrylic
Located in Riverdale, NY
Bend from the Right is an abstract painting filled with blue, white and yellow by Australian artist, Jill Morton. It is 40 x 30, acrylic and oil stick on canvas. It is currently un...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Antique American School Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American school modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Large Abstract Expressionist Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 40H by 30L.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Desert No. 6 - Abstract Green Gold Geometric Original Wall Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Artwork Geometry and Colors, Totem III by Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet 2023
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting allows Mariona Espinet to investigate the intangible part of architecture, which has to do with the emotion that shapes, volumes, and colors awaken. Abstract painting, like ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Original Modern Contemporary painting on canvas, Abstract, Fantasy style, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style. A unique technique, very colorful. An unusual combination of colors, a flow from sharp to soft s...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Original Set of 6-Landscape Memories-Gold Leaf with Oil-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Shizico's unique approach to paintings, erasing, rewriting, and destroying the landscape in the background through bold strokes of gold leaf on the top layers in this series, works o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Nicely Framed Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 29 by 35 inches overall and 23 by 29 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handso...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Awake - Impasto Inspired Colorful Thick Paint Abstract Textural Layered Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Escena En Fondo Amarillo, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 120 cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escult...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nestor Toro, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Newel Hunter, and Sumit Mehndiratta. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.